work of art

A work of art is a deliberately created object, performance, or experience intended to express ideas or emotions and to be perceived and interpreted aesthetically.

Observed surface forms (101)

• painting ×312
• bronze sculpture ×28
• stage work ×21
• genre painting ×19
• ballet ×18
• bronze statue ×17
• painting series ×16
• work of fiction ×14
• Renaissance painting ×12
• artwork ×11

• surrealist painting ×11
• public art ×10
• self-portrait ×10
• Neoclassical painting ×9
• Dutch Golden Age painting ×7
• abstract painting ×6
• portrait painting ×6
• High Renaissance artwork ×5
• artwork series ×5
• performing art ×5
• allegorical sculpture ×4
• kinetic sculpture ×4
• musical theatre work ×4
• unfinished work ×4
• visual art ×4
• Baroque artwork ×3
• contemporary artwork ×3
• mural ×3
• photograph ×3
• religious artwork ×3
• sculpture series ×3
• Art Deco sculpture ×2
• Islamic art ×2
• Pop art work ×2
• Renaissance artwork ×2
• Romantic-era artwork ×2
• altarpiece ×2
• ancient art ×2
• black-and-white photograph ×2
• conceptual artwork ×2
• decorative art object ×2
• installation artwork ×2
• interactive artwork ×2
• mixed-media artwork ×2
• pop art artwork ×2
• sculptural ensemble ×2
• textile art ×2
• traditional performing art ×2
• visual art form ×2
• Impressionist artwork ×1
• Insular art masterpiece ×1
• Mexican folk art ×1
• Mughal artifact ×1
• Muisca art ×1
• Neoclassical artwork ×1
• Pop Art artwork ×1
• Post‑Impressionist artwork ×1
• Qing dynasty artwork ×1
• Realist artwork ×1
• Renaissance sculpture ×1
• Yoruba art ×1
• aesthetic treatise ×1
• applied art ×1
• architectural artwork ×1
• art project ×1
• artist's book ×1
• artistic motif ×1
• artwork cycle ×1
• avant-garde artwork ×1
• choreographic work ×1
• colossal sculpture ×1
• commercial art ×1
• commissioned artwork ×1
• contemporary art ×1
• creative work ×1
• documentary art project ×1
• gilded sculpture ×1
• glass artwork ×1
• historical artwork ×1
• iconic artwork ×1
• indigenous art ×1
• kinetic art ×1
• land art work ×1
• lost artwork ×1
• modern art work ×1
• narrative art ×1
• painting by Francisco Goya ×1
• pastel artwork ×1
• photographic work ×1
• pictorial subject ×1
• readymade artwork ×1
• rock art site ×1
• series of tapestries ×1
• still life ×1
• still life painting series ×1
• stolen artwork ×1
• subject in Christian art ×1
• surreal artwork ×1
• surrealist artwork ×1
• traditional art ×1
• woven artworks ×1

Instances (533)

• Aurora Borealis via concept surface "painting"
  surface form: Aurora Borealis (painting)
• Morning in the Tropics via concept surface "painting"
• The Natural Bridge, Virginia via concept surface "painting"
• Our Banner in the Sky via concept surface "painting"
• The Icebergs via concept surface "painting"
• The Provoked Wife via concept surface "stage work"
• Fabergé egg via concept surface "decorative art object"
• Flight into Egypt via concept surface "subject in Christian art"
• Twilight in the Wilderness via concept surface "painting"
• El Rio de Luz via concept surface "painting"
• The Young Admiral via concept surface "stage work"
• Sunflowers via concept surface "painting series"
• Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear via concept surface "painting"
• Irises via concept surface "painting"
• The Cardinal via concept surface "stage work"
• Madonna and Child via concept surface "pictorial subject"
• Wheatfield with Crows via concept surface "painting"
• Almond Blossoms via concept surface "painting series"
• Café Terrace at Night via concept surface "painting"
• Lexington Minuteman Statue via concept surface "bronze statue"
• Batik via concept surface "textile art"
• Wayang via concept surface "traditional performing art"
• Cotopaxi via concept surface "painting"
  surface form: Cotopaxi (painting)
• The Voyage of Life: Manhood via concept surface "painting"
• Alba Madonna via concept surface "painting"
• The Voyage of Life: Old Age via concept surface "painting"
• Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banning Cocq via concept surface "painting"
• De Staalmeesters via concept surface "painting"
• The Cradle Will Rock via concept surface "stage work"
• LOVE sculpture via concept surface "Pop art work"
• LOVE via concept surface "sculpture series"
• Dr. Nicolaes Tulp via concept surface "painting"
  surface form: The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp
• Islamic art via concept surface "visual art"
• Something Fresh via concept surface "work of fiction"
• Leonardo da Vinci’s “Benois Madonna” via concept surface "painting"
  surface form: Benois Madonna
• Matisse’s “The Dance” via concept surface "painting"
  surface form: The Dance (Matisse)
• The Threatened Swan via concept surface "painting"
• The Merry Family via concept surface "painting"
• Leonardo da Vinci’s “Litta Madonna” via concept surface "painting"
  surface form: Litta Madonna
• Matisse’s “Music” via concept surface "painting"
• zapin dance via concept surface "performing art"
  surface form: Zapin dance
• mak yong via concept surface "traditional performing art"
  surface form: Mak Yong
• Raphael’s “Madonna Conestabile” via concept surface "painting"
  surface form: Madonna Conestabile
• Titian’s “Danaë” via concept surface "Renaissance painting"
• Wassily Kandinsky paintings via concept surface "painting series"
• Armed Freedom via concept surface "bronze sculpture"
• Ginevra de’ Benci by Leonardo da Vinci via concept surface "painting"
  surface form: Ginevra de’ Benci
• Woman Holding a Balance by Johannes Vermeer via concept surface "painting"
  surface form: Woman Holding a Balance
• The Alba Madonna by Raphael via concept surface "painting"
  surface form: The Alba Madonna
• The Voyage of Life series by Thomas Cole via concept surface "painting series"
  surface form: The Voyage of Life